What is another word for hiatus?
350 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ha͡ɪˈe͡ɪtəs], [ haɪˈeɪtəs], [ h_aɪ_ˈeɪ_t_ə_s]
The word "hiatus" is defined as a gap or pause in a sequence, series, or process. There are several synonyms that can be used in place of "hiatus" to express a similar meaning. These include interruption, break, discontinuity, interval, hiatus, intermission, pause, lull, gap, and suspension. Each of these words can be used to describe a temporary cessation or interruption in a particular activity or process. For example, "The team took a brief hiatus during the offseason to regroup and refocus their efforts for the upcoming season." In summary, there are many alternative words that can be used to convey the idea of a temporary pause or interruption.
Synonyms for Hiatus:
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n.
• blank • break • chasm • communication • ending • gap- gaps .
- curtailment ,
- deficiency ,
- deficit ,
- discontinuity ,
- fraction ,
- fragmentation ,
- incompleteness ,
- insufficiency ,
- lack ,
- need ,
- part ,
- scantiness ,
- sectional ,
- segmental ,
- shortage ,
- shortcoming ,
- shortfall .
- delay ,
- hitch ,
- postponement ,
- relief ,
- snag .
- cutting outs ,
- de fault ,
- de faults ,
- de-fault ,
- de-faults ,
- dis regard ,
- dis regards ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regards ,
- disregardances ,
- excludings ,
- ignorings ,
- in advertence ,
- in advertences ,
- in advertencies ,
- in advertency ,
- in-advertence ,
- in-advertences ,
- in-advertencies ,
- in-advertency ,
- leaving outs ,
- non inclusion ,
- non inclusions ,
- non-inclusions ,
- noninclusions ,
- over look ,
- over looking ,
- over looks ,
- over-look ,
- over-looking ,
- over-looks ,
- overlookings ,
- passing overs ,
- slightings ,
- with holding ,
- with holdings ,
- with-holding ,
- with-holdings .
- de ferment ,
- de ferments ,
- de-ferment ,
- de-ferments ,
- dis charge ,
- dis charges ,
- dis-charge ,
- dis-charges ,
- pro traction ,
- pro tractions ,
- pro-traction ,
- pro-tractions ,
- re laxation ,
- re laxations ,
- re lease ,
- re leases ,
- re lief ,
- re spite ,
- re spites ,
- re-laxation ,
- re-laxations ,
- re-lease ,
- re-leases ,
- re-lief ,
- re-spite ,
- re-spites .
Other synonyms:
- affricate ,
- alveolar ,
- aspirate ,
- aspiration ,
- assonance ,
- bilabial ,
- close vowel ,
- closed syllable ,
- consonant .
- peace .
- quiet .
- highlight .
Other relevant words:
- Abra ,
- Arrearage ,
- Barranca ,
- Broaching ,
- Ceasing ,
- Frith ,
- Interjacence ,
- Interspace ,
- Pausing ,
- Wantage ,
- abatement ,
- abeyance ,
- absence ,
- abysm ,
- abyss ,
- aperture ,
- barranco ,
- breach ,
- breather ,
- breathing space ,
- caesura ,
- canon ,
- cavity ,
- cease ,
- channel ,
- chap ,
- chasm ,
- check ,
- chink ,
- clearance ,
- clearing ,
- cleft ,
- clove ,
- comfort ,
- continue ,
- corner ,
- crack ,
- cranny ,
- creek ,
- crevasse ,
- crevice ,
- cut ,
- dangling ,
- defalcation ,
- defect ,
- defile ,
- dike ,
- disclosure ,
- discontinuation ,
- disruption ,
- distance ,
- division ,
- double space ,
- duration ,
- em space ,
- emptiness ,
- en space ,
- entr'acte ,
- exemption ,
- extension ,
- extent ,
- fall off ,
- fenestra ,
- fissure ,
- fistula ,
- flaw ,
- fontanel ,
- foramen ,
- fracture ,
- freeboard ,
- freeze ,
- furrow ,
- gape ,
- gash ,
- gat ,
- gorge ,
- groove ,
- gulch ,
- gully ,
- ha-ha ,
- hair space ,
- half space ,
- hanging ,
- hesitation ,
- hold up ,
- hole ,
- hollow ,
- inlet ,
- intermission ,
- interregnum ,
- interstice ,
- irregularity ,
- jump ,
- lacuna ,
- lapse ,
- laying open ,
- leak ,
- leap ,
- leeway ,
- let-up ,
- letup ,
- margin ,
- mesh ,
- missing link ,
- moratorium ,
- notch ,
- opening ,
- opening up ,
- orifice ,
- outage ,
- outlet ,
- parenthesis ,
- pass ,
- passageway ,
- period ,
- pore ,
- ravine ,
- rent ,
- respite ,
- rest ,
- rest period ,
- rift ,
- rime ,
- rip ,
- room ,
- rupture ,
- scissure ,
- separation ,
- set back ,
- single space ,
- slash ,
- slit ,
- slot ,
- space ,
- span ,
- spell ,
- split ,
- stoma ,
- stop ,
- stopping ,
- strait ,
- stretch ,
- sulcus ,
- surcease ,
- suspension system ,
- tabula rasa ,
- tear ,
- temporary removal ,
- time ,
- time interval ,
- ullage ,
- uncorking ,
- unevenness ,
- unstopping ,
- vacancy ,
- vacuity ,
- vacuum ,
- void ,
- wait ,
- waiting ,
- want ,
- while ,
- yawn .
- Clough ,
- Interregnums ,
- RIMAS ,
- WOMBS ,
- apnea ,
- break ,
- breathing spell ,
- cloughs ,
- cloves ,
- cutoff ,
- disregardance ,
- elision ,
- elisions ,
- gap ,
- gridlock ,
- idyll ,
- idylls ,
- inadvertencies ,
- inadvertency ,
- interlude ,
- interruption ,
- interval ,
- leaving out ,
- missings ,
- non-inclusion ,
- noninclusion ,
- omission ,
- pausation ,
- pause ,
- playtime ,
- preterition ,
- pretermission ,
- prohibitions ,
- recess ,
- rima ,
- take ten ,
- time off ,
- time out ,
- whirlpool ,
- withholdings ,
- womb .
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How to use "Hiatus" in context?
1. In medicine, a hiatus (from Latin: "a break") is a period of time when there is a cessation of an illness, an event, or a function.
2. The word hiatus derives from the past participle of the Latin verb hiatum, meaning "to break off," "to discontinue," or "to interrupt."
3. Historically, a hiatus in a pregnancy could be caused by, for example, miscarriage, induced labor, or cesarean section.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
suspension.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
break, gap, interruption.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
cessation, discontinuity, interrupt, interval, lull, recess, termination.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
adjournment, breakdown, discontinuance, discontinuation, disruption, halt, outage, parenthesis, pause, stopover, stoppage, blackout.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Hiatus:
n.
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communication
piece.
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communication
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